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Winners for each category are based on consumer reviews including:
- Website Ease of Ordering
- Reheating Convenience
- Customer Service
- Shipping Experience
- Taste and Food Quality
- Overall Consumer Rating
Also included were comments related value and if the consumer would refer the company's products to a friend or relative. We feel these summaries will determine the best value.
Best Meal Delivery Services
We hope to be able to help you find the best meal delivery service for your needs, and at a value that fits into your budget. We are ranking these services, based on consumer reviews, by the following categories:
Best Diet Meals
Best Meal Delivery
Best Diet Meal Plans
Best Diet Delivery
Best Gourmet Food
Best Online Steaks
Best Prepared Meals and Best Meal Delivery
This category refers to prepared meal delivery services that primarily sell chef prepared meals. Companies in this category may offer nutritional and diet delivery meals, but they are different from companies in the weight loss meal category in that they do not require consumers to purchase meal plans with automatic deliveries. A link is provided to read all of the reviews for a vendor listed, and some vendors offer unadvertisied coupons for additional value. This years awards and honorable mention go to:
Home Bistro
Home Bistro prepared meals are all sous vide, a French cooking technique meaning they are prepared in vacuum sealed bags, submersed in warm water, and cooked for long periods of time. BBQ and crock pots are other examples of long and slow cooking techniques. The result is a very flavorful meal that can be reheated on the stove top or in a microwave. Home Bistro meals are also reasonably priced and average about $12 per meal.
DineWise
DineWise has the largest menu of prepared meals. They cater to gourmet and nutritional minded consumers with offering for people with diabetes, low sodium, low carb, weight loss, men's health, and senior dietary requirements. Some of their meals are sous vide, and some come in microwave trays. DineWise owns Home Bistro so you can order from each menu at their website. The average cost per meal is about $14.
FreshDirect
FreshDirect is like an online grocery store that delivers to people living in the New York City area, but it is their menu of prepared meals that got our attention. They have an amazing menu of about 60 prepared meals, all created by top Manhattan chefs, and cost between $7 and $10 each. From recipe creation to packaging, this may be the future of prepared meals, and we certainly hope so. All meals are delivered fresh.
Prepared Meals Honorable Mention
- Healthy Chef Creations is a Florida based prepared meal delivery company that specializes in organic prepared meals that are delivered fresh, not frozen. Shipping can be excessive if you live outside of the local area, but the the quality of their meals is exceptional.
- Magic Kitchen is a national supplier with a growing menu and caters to the senior, low sodium, diabetic, renal diet, and dialysis nutritional markets. All meals come in trays and consumer reviews have been positive. The average cost per meal is about $11. Consumers have found the website very difficult to navigate and there is not a large selection of individual meals, instead consumers are asked to buy bundles.
Best Diet Meals and Diet Meal Plans
This category includes only those companies that offer weight loss meal plans, most of which require automatically delivery. However, companies that do not require automatic delivery get bonus points from us. We feel a consumer should be able to try the service before making a long term commitment. We also understand these companies have the challenge of creating a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu within a budget that is affordable to the consumer.
Diet To Go
Diet To Go has had the most consistent positive reviews for weight loss meals, with many consumers posting claims of significant weight loss. You do not have to sign up for automatic delivery and their meals are delivered fresh every week you are on the diet. Some of the reviews included meals that were outstanding and overall meal quality was better than average. They deliver nationwide.
Bistro MD
Bistro MD is another diet delivery service with better than average consumer reviews, perhaps without the highs and lows of Diet To Go. When you sign up, you are signing up for automatic delivery, but the company says on there website there is no commitment because you can cancel at any time. Their FAQ page says you order one week by placing your order over the phone. The diet is created by a doctor and endorsed by Dr. Phil.
PureFoods Fresh Start
PureFoods Fresh Start has certainly had mixed reviews but has earned a distance third place. Consumers with older reviews scored PureFoods Fresh Start less than more recent reviews, which does have some new weight loss meals on the menu. With the trend of improved quality, they have earned our third place vote. They do offer an a la carte menu and a trial plan as small as three days.
Weight Loss Meals and Meal Plans Honorable Mention
- DineWise Diet DineWise is well known for quality meals and has been a long time favorite of visitors. They do offer a weight loss meal menu, which has had positive reviews. What makes them different is that you can buy one or as many diet meals as you like without commitment. They also have weight loss meal plans.
- NutriSystem is well known for its low budget diet program, but there are a few hidden gems at a low price point if you place your order through their "very difficult to find" a la carte menu. If you can make your own cereal or buy your own fiber bars for breakfast, you can still get some respectable NutriSystem meals, in the $5 to $6 range or lunch and dinner.
Best Gourmet Food
Gourmet Food are generally gourmet specialty items that require cooking. Gourmet food vendors may also be primarily used as gourmet food gifts. Examples of vendors that fall under this category would include The Crab Place, Gourmet Station, Lobster Anywhere, and SeaBear.
Appetizers To Go
Appetizers To Go is a prepared food boutique that specializes in just starters. From Asian to Kosher, and meat to vegetarian, this shop has a huge menu of gourmet favorites that should get any party started off on the right foot. They have almost every type of appetizer, for every type of occasion. Their good deals section might be the best place to start.
Lobster Gram
Lobster Gram is a gourmet food service that is best known for delivering live Maine Lobsters anywhere in the U.S. It is a service that can be used by gourmet "foodies," that prepare their own gourmet meals, or used as a personal or business gourmet food gift. In addition to live lobsters, Lobster Gram also sells other seafood products, side dishes, desserts, and gourmet steaks online.
Mackenzie Limited
Mackenzie Limited offers gourmet foods such as freshly smoked salmon, straight from the wilds of Scotland, caviar from the Caspian Sea, an array of French cheeses, an elegant selection of fresh vegetables, sustainable seafood selections, and a Butcher's shop that provides only the finest hand-cut meats. They also own Impromptu Gourmet and Chesapeake Bay Crab.
Gourmet Foods Honerable Mention
- Pasta Cheese is a gourmet food website you may want to consider if you are a gourmet chef or giving gourmet foods gifts to a loved one or for a business relationship. This online store is well stocked with an inventory of gourmet foods you are not likely to find at your local grocery store, and prices are very reasonable for the high-quality products they offer.
- Wolfermans specializes in gift baskets, but the hallmark of their company, since 1910, is their line of English Muffins. Today, their line of similar baked goods includes Crumpets, English Muffin Bread, Miniature Muffins, Scones, Signature Muffins, and Tea Breads. Shoppers can buy any of these products as a stand alone item, or customize any combination in a package.
Best Gourmet Steaks Online
Buying steak online is definitely extremely different as compared with selecting all of your meat from your community market and butcher shop. Often the primary aspect people will probably observe is the fact that the price is most likely to be more expensive, which is actually alright, because so is the level of quality. Consumer reviews for this category have been limited, so we recommend you read reviews for each steak vendor.
Colorado Prime Steaks
Colorado Prime Steaks - Known as America's Best Online Steakhouse, Colorado Prime specializes in all natural beef and steaks. They have numerous traditional cuts of steak, as well some specialty cuts you may not have heard of. Theya re competitively priced, normally slightly less than other companies of the same quality, and they have a free shipping offer.
Omaha Steaks
Omaha Steaks, a fifth-generation, family-owned company, which sells beef, roasts, pork, poultry, seafood, veal, lamb, appetizers, sides, and desserts. For gourmet tastes, they also have available sauces, seasonings, glazes, wines, and even treats for your family pet. The have a limited selection of prepared meals in the way of sides and vegetables. In addition to their online store, they have more than 80 store locations in 28 states.
Kansas Steaks
Kansas City Steak Company has been in business for over 75 years and their steak know-how shines through. Famous for their western-Kansas beef that has been strictly corn-fed. Kansas City Steaks is synonymous with quality. In addition to numerous cuts of steak, they also offer all-beef hotdogs, steak-burgers, hams, turkeys, lobster, crabcakes, chicken, spices and seasonings, roasts, and delicious desserts.
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